defibrator

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noun

A thermomechanical refining machine used to produce wood fibres from wood chips as part of the manufacture of fibreboard.

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Meanings

noundefibrator (plural defibrators)

plural defibrators

  1. A thermomechanical refining machine used to produce wood fibres from wood chips as part of the manufacture of fibreboard.

Origin

In 1931, the Swedish engineer Arne Asplund patented what he called the defibrator method.

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APA

defibrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrator

MLA

“defibrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defibrator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defibrator.

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